gen-release-notes

Automated changelog generation parses git commit history and pull request metadata to group changes into standardized categories like Added, Changed, and Fixed. It structures entries according to the Keep a Changelog standard for consistent project documentation.

Semantic versioning is enforced by analyzing commit history to suggest the next version number based on the nature of the changes. This validates versioning integrity and ensures release notes accurately reflect major, minor, or patch updates.

Yes, the GitHub CLI is required alongside git to extract commit logs and pull request metadata. These dependencies provide the necessary data to accurately automate the generation of structured release notes for your project.

The best way to format release notes is using the Keep a Changelog standard, which organizes updates into clear categories like Deprecated and Removed. This creates a clean, user-focused changelog entry with necessary cross-references for production deployments.

Yes, git commits can be automatically grouped into Added, Changed, Deprecated, Removed, Fixed, and Security categories. This automated categorization parses conventional commit prefixes from your project history to structure the final changelog.